The Career Key
Career assistance, measure skills abilities, talents, values, interests, and personalities. Job search strategies, college majors and career decisions.
Checklist for Students Preparing for Post Secondary Education
View a checklist that gives tips for students (grades 9-12) and parents in preparing for a post secondary education.
Collegiate Programs and Services for Students with Disabilities
View colleges that offer services for students with disabilities.
DisabilityInfo.gov
Information on employment, education, housing, transportation, health, income support, technology, independent living, civil rights, etc.
Educational Opportunities Center, Inc.
610-432-4839
Academic counseling, occupational interest testing, financial aid information, career resource library, career guidance, and GED information.
Great Schools
Helping Kids with Learning Disabilities Focus on Life After High School. This web site contains great articles on transition.
Articles of Interest:
High School Students with LD or ADHD: Considering College
Transition Planning For Students with IEP's
Helping Kids with LD Focus on Life After High School
High School Students with LD or ADHD: Considering College
Teens with LD and/or ADHD: Shopping for College Options
Institute for Community Inclusion
Postsecondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities.
Lehigh University--Lehigh Support for Community Living
610-758-4888
Transition and Assessment: program assists adolescents with disabilities by offering educational services for school districts, support for students for attending college, vocational services, private high school programming.
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
Creating opportunities for youth with disabilities to achieve successful futures.
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
Resources and publications on information regarding youth with disabilities and education and employment.
Orphan Foundation of America Scholarship
Scholarship program for academic or vocational training beyond high school to youth formerly and currently in foster care under the age of 25.
Parent Education Network
1-800-522-5827
Parent Tips for Transition Planning
Provides tips to assist children in transition.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
717-787-5041
Provides information, regulations, laws, and guidelines regarding the Pennsylvania education system: Grades Pre K through 12 and Higher/Adult Education. View Resources for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities.
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
570-826-1476
Provides information to parents, students, teachers, guidance counselors, offers access to scholarship and grant information, preparation assistance for SATs, occupational tips and six planning modules to guide the planning process.
Pennsylvania Mentor
This web site features information on career exploration and preparing for college.
Quick Find On-Line Clearing House
You can find articles, fact sheets, resources and programs as well as tips, help, tools and guides.
Scholarships for Students with Learning Disabilities
View information on a number of different scholarships.
Students with Disabilities Preparing for Post Secondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
Learn about rights that students with disabilities have as they continue their education in post secondary schools, including vocational and career schools, two- and four- year colleges, and universities.
Transition Coalition
Provides on-line information, support and professional development on topics related to the transition from school to adult life for youth with disabilities.
Transition to College
Web site which offers links to internet resources, answers to frequenlty asked questions related to developing or expanding services for students with intellectual disabilities in college.
Transition Summary
View information on options for youth with disabilities after high school.
US Department of Education
Links and information regarding education, special education, rehabilitation services, post secondary education, etc.
University of Washington
Links, assessment inventories and information about preparing for college.